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    Othello [Criterion Collection] [2 Discs]

    Director: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles

    Orson Welles
    , Suzanne Cloutier
    Suzanne Cloutier
    , Michael MacLiammoir
    Michael MacLiammoir
    , Robert Coote
    Robert Coote
    , Hilton Edwards
    Hilton Edwards


    DVD

    (Special Edition / Restored / Subtitled / Full Frame / 2 PACK)

    $39.99
    $39.99

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    Customer Reviews

    • Release Date: 05/23/2017
    • UPC: 0715515197915
    • Original Release: 1952
    • Rating: NR
    • Region Code: 1
    • Presentation: [B&W]
    • Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
    • Language: English
    • Runtime: 11040
    • Sales rank: 29,452

    Special Features

    New, restored 4K digital transfers of two versions of the film, the 1952 European one and the 1955 U.S. and UK one; Audio commentary from 1995 featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles scholar Myron Meisel; Filmming "Othello," Welle's last completed film, a 1979 essay-documentary; Return to Glennascaul, a 1953 short film made by actors Miche?l MacLiamm?ir and Hilton Edwards during a hiatus from shooting Othello; New interview with Welles biographer Simon Callow; Souvenirs d'"Othello," a 1995 documentary about actor Suzanne Cloutier by Fran?ois Thomas on the two versions; New interview with Ayanna Thompson, author of Passing Strange: Shakespeare, Race, and Contemporary America; Interview from 2014 with scholar Joseph McBride

    Cast & Crew

    Performance Credits
    Orson Welles Othello
    Suzanne Cloutier Desdemona
    Michael MacLiammoir Iago
    Robert Coote Roderigo
    Hilton Edwards Brabantio
    Fay Compton Emilia
    Nicholas Bruce Lodovico
    Jean Davis Montano
    Doris Dowling Bianca
    Joseph Cotten Senator
    Joan Fontaine Page
    Miche?l MacLiamm?ir Iago
    Michael Lawrence Cassio
    Willy Ferrero Conductor
    Angelo Lavagnino Composer
    Alberto Barberis Composer

    Technical Credits
    Donald Liebsker Executive Producer
    Edward Stone Executive Producer
    James Trainor Executive Producer
    Orson Welles Producer,Screenwriter

    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- Othello (Criterion Collection) - 1952 Version
    1. Funeral [4:31]
    2. Opening Credits [2:09]
    3. "True, I Have married Her" [9:53]
    4. "My Desdemona Must I Leave With Thee" [2:43]
    5. "With As Little A Web As This..." [3:08]
    6. "Courtesy? Lechery!" [4:17]
    7. "Do Not Think, Gentleman, I Am Drunk" [5:07]
    8. "Reputation, Reputation, Reputation!" [4:06]
    9. "I'll See Before I Doubt" [8:03]
    10. "Have You Not Sometimes Seen A Hankerchief ...?" [4:42]
    11. "This Is A Minx's Token!" [6:22]
    12. "Dost Thou Mock Me?" [5:43]
    13. "I Do But Say What She Is" [2:33]
    14. "Would Thou Hadst Ne'er Been Born!" [3:18]
    15. "Good, Good, The Justice Of It Pleases" [3:34]
    16. "I Protest I Have Dealt Most Directly In Thy Affair" [5:29]
    17. "Let Husbands Know Their Wives Have Sense Like Them" [2:33]
    18. "Talk You Of Killing?" [5:47]
    19. "Villainy, Villainy, Villainy!" [5:21]
    20. "When You Shall These Unlucky Deeds Relate ..." [3:57]
    Disc #2 -- Othello (Criterion Collection) - 1955 Version
    1. Funeral [4:28]
    2. "There Was Once In Venice A Moor" [:58]
    3. "True, I Have married Her" [8:03]
    4. "My Desdemona Must I Leave With Thee" [2:43]
    5. "With As Little A Web As This..." [3:08]
    6. "Courtesy? Lechery!" [4:17]
    7. "Do Not Think, Gentleman, I Am Drunk" [5:07]
    8. "Reputation, Reputation, Reputation!" [4:07]
    9. "I'll See Before I Doubt" [8:02]
    10. "Have You Not Sometimes Seen A Hankerchief ...?" [4:42]
    11. "This Is A Minx's Token!" [6:23]
    12. "Dost Thou Mock Me?" [5:42]
    13. "I Do But Say What She Is" [2:35]
    14. "Would Thou Hadst Ne'er Been Born!" [3:13]
    15. "Good, Good, The Justice Of It Pleases" [3:37]
    16. "I Protest I Have Dealt Most Directly In Thy Affair" [5:26]
    17. "Let Husbands Know Their Wives Have Sense Like Them" [2:33]
    18. "Talk You Of Killing?" [5:29]
    19. "Villainy, Villainy, Villainy!" [5:21]
    20. "When You Shall These Unlucky Deeds Relate ..." [3:46]
    21. End Credits [1:05]
    1. "Like Breathing Pure Oxygen" [4:28]
    2. Welles's Othello [:58]
    3. The Effect Of Entrances [8:03]
    4. Postsync Sound [2:43]
    5. John Ford's Influence [3:08]
    6. Welles's Setups And Blocking [4:17]
    7. Shooting Without Sound [5:07]
    8. The Editing Of Othello [4:07]
    9. The Longest Take In The Film [8:02]
    10. "Iago The Impotent" [4:42]
    11. "A Post-Eichmann Iago" [6:23]
    12. Othello's Imperfections [5:42]
    13. Orson's Openess [2:35]
    14. A King Of Silent Film [3:13]
    15. Iago As Director [3:37]
    16. Orson's Costumes [5:26]
    17. Fay Compton [2:33]
    18. Allusions To Sacraments [5:29]
    19. Pity For Othello [5:21]
    20. Othello Vs. Kane [3:46]
    21. "Keep On Shooting" [1:05]

    Othello - The Lost Masterpiece is a careful restoration of Orson Welles' acclaimed screen adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello. Welles drastically abridged the Bard's text while infusing the story with his own unique vision, resulting in an exciting, fast-paced version of the classic tragedy of the Moorish general whose love for his wife is distorted into pernicious jealousy by the lies of an envious junior officer. Welles' movie was an artistic tour de force, but the technical quality was generally uneven, and in particular the film suffered from an out-of-sync soundtrack. The movie won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1952, but it failed miserably at the box office, and all high-quality prints soon disappeared. The film was rarely seen for four decades, but then a diligent search spearheaded by Welles' daughter uncovered a master negative, along with the soundtrack, in a New Jersey warehouse. Although the visual images required only relatively minor work, the soundtrack posed major difficulties, which were finally overcome by isolating the dialogue and resyncing it, while separately re-creating the music and sound effects. This restoration makes available Welles' masterpiece, with somewhat improved sound quality, to the kind of audience it always deserved.

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    Beset by financial problems, Orson Welles' 1952 production of Shakespeare's play took nearly four years to complete. Unable to afford adequate sound equipment, Welles was forced to post-synchronize the dialogue (as he had with Macbeth), but the dubbing is disconcertingly haphazard. Many of the actors were unavailable to dub their parts, so Welles himself voiced their characters. An ever-changing cast (many could not commit to the on again/off again production) further inhibited Welles' ability to pull together a cohesive and coherent film. Lastly, by omitting reams of material, inserting scenes of his own (such as the funeral procession that bookends the film), and rearranging several others, the 91-minute film has an assertively Wellesian stamp on it. Somehow, despite these problems, Welles put together a visually exciting accompaniment to the aural delight of Shakespeare's words. The black-and-white cinematography is sterling, while the aggressively angular shots keep the audience a little off-balance throughout. By dwelling on ceremony and procession, Welles accentuates the conflicts that bedevil Othello, a character who feels socially inferior and unworthy of Desdemona's love. Welles is a capable Shakespearean actor, though his penchant for grand theatrical gestures is occasionally misplaced in the more intimate medium of film. Othello won the Palme d'Or at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.
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